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Efficient Reading
Efficient Reading
Summary:
How to read a paper
Preparation
Quiet place.
Pencil, paper, photocopy of article.
Efficient Reading of
Papers in Science
and Technology
Read in depth
Take notes
Prepared by:
Michael J. Hanson
Updated by:
Dylan J. McNamee
Introduction:
Why Read?
Reading in Depth:
Challenge what you read
There is a lot of junk published, so you should be selective in what you read and what you believe. When you
read a paper in detail, approach it with scientific skepticism. You can do this by trying to tear the arguments
apart.